Thunderbird and disappearing cursor

[ToddAndMargo]

On 07/20/2018 04:53 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 2018-07-21 at 01:35 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Fri, 2018-07-20 at 15:46 -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>> When composing a letter in Thunderbird and I wait too long, I lose
>>> my cursor.
>>
>> if I use Google and type
>>
>>    thunderbird cur
>>
>> it already recommends
>>
>>    thunderbird cursor disappears
>>
>> so after choosing it, it provides links such as the top links to the
>> Mozilla support, e.g.
>>
>> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1172192
>>
>> Maybe you want to add 'linux' or 'xfce' to a search term, maybe you hate
>> Google or at least the autocomplete feature for good reasons, if so, use
>> another search engine and try to find appropriate search terms yourself.
>>
>> If the hints provided by one link shouldn't work, continue with another
>> link.
> 
> PS:
> 
> After reading your question "Is this an Xfce thing or a Thunderbird
> thing?" I should have answered "Yes, it is", instead of providing help
> ;).
> 
> Thunderbird isn't a Xfce application and most users are fully aware of
> it, you seemingly, too.
> 
> So I expect that a subscriber at least has got a request such as...
> 
> When using Thunderbird the cursor disappears, if I wait to long when
> composing a letter. This happens only when using Thunderbird. I already
> followed a hint foo from Thunderbird support, but it didn't solve the
> issue...
> 
> We all sometimes miss the forest for the trees. We have different
> intellectual capacity, but way too often it just smells like idleness.
> Perhaps others could do my homework?

I was being nice.  I was told that controlling the cursor was
an Xfce function and not Thunderbird by the Thunderbird group.

"Just Google it".  The new RTFM.